US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

13 -- ENG & MFG DEVELOP FOR 120MM TANK FIRED TRAINING CARTRIDGE, XM1002 (MPAT) SOL DAAE30-00-R-0603 DUE 121799 POC Anita A. Jones, Contracting Officer, 973-724-3941 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/112319998/112319998.htm. E-MAIL: Anita A. Jones, anjones@pica.army.mil. The US Army, Office of the Project Manager for Tank and Medium-caliber Armament Systems (OPM TMAS) is seeking interested, qualified sources for Engineering and Manufacturing Development (E&MD) and the first 1-2 years of production for a 120mm tank fired training cartridge, XM1002, Multi Purpose Ammunition Tank (MPAT) Trainer round. The first two low rate production buys are expected to be in the range of 10,000-50,000 rounds and production quantities for any out- year buys would be around 50,000 -- 90,000 per year. The cartridge is intended to be the trainer for cartridge, 120mm, HEAT-MP-T, M830A1 (P/N 12912208). The cartridge is to be fired from the M1A1/M1A2 Abrams tank with the M256 smoothbore cannon. A unit price goal of $500 per round is expected to be achieved in the full rate production phase. Cartridge weight shall +0/-6 pounds and center of gravity +/-3 inches respectively, as compared to the M830A1. The trainer is not to exceed 8KM in range when fired at 10 degree gun elevation and shall be ballistically similar to the M830A1, including target impact dispersion and tracer visibility, out to 3KM. The visual appearance of the XM1002 shall closely approximate the M830A1 and shall contain a settable dummy air/ground switch on the nose of the projectile. It is anticipated that any solicitation resulting from this action would include a requirement defined by Performance Specification and the Government design with available test data would be provided for informational purposes. The Government is contemplating a prototype shoot off for a design down-selection during the E&MD phase. This might be accomplished by a dual contract award with a scheduled shoot-off and down-selection of one winner, or one contract award with an invitation for all other interested (non-contracted) parties to participate in the scheduled shoot- off. Interested firms should provide a statement of capability and supporting rationale by 17 December 1999 to Ms. Anita A. Jones at AMSTA-AR-PC-F, Bldg. 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. See numbered note 25. Posted 11/23/99 (D-SN403223). (0327)

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